GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| document | proof |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
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| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |